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Ocean Ports & Carriers

CMA CGM, China Shipping Container Lines And United Arab Shipping Form Three-Way Alliance

CMA CGM has agreed to a route-sharing alliance with China Shipping Container Lines Co Ltd. (CSCL) and United Arab Shipping Co. (UASC) to be known as Ocean Three in a bid to save costs on key container routes.

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Risk/Compliance

Food Safety Official: No FSMA Comment Extensions

FDA’s deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine Michael Taylortells attendees at the United Fresh Produce Association Washington Conference not to expect comment period extensions for the reproposed rules regarding FSMA.

Michael Taylor, Food and Drug Administration’s Deputy Commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine.

Spot Market Continues Record-Setting Volume; Reefer Freight Adds 31 Percent

DAT Freight & Analytics

Freight availability remained constant from July to August, with a 0.4 percent uptick month over month, according to the DAT North American Freight Index.

Asian Food Distributor H.C. Foods Leases Cold Storage Facility In Vernon, Calif.

The 47,813-square-foot lease represents more than half of the building’s almost 88,000 square feet.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port Of Cartagena Plans Expansion Of Cold Chain Capabilities

Technology is one of the port's major strengths, and there are currently plans for the port to enhance its position as a cold logistics distribution center.

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Software Solutions

Italian Firm Introduces Software Suite For Rail

SoftRail is a software suite created to manage and organize people, rolling stock and operational activities of rail companies in a synergic, efficient and secure way.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port Tampa Bay And Florida Ports Council Celebrate Water Resources Reform and Development Act

Florida members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee participated in a panel to discuss the benefits of the historic, bipartisan legislation signed into law by President Obama, in June 2014.

Richard Biter, Assistant Secretary for Intermodal, Florida Dept. of Transportation; Congressman Daniel Webster; Port Tampa Bay President & CEO Paul Anderson; Congressman Steve Southerland; and Florida Ports Council President Doug Wheeler.

Clean Energy To Fuel Bimbo Bakeries First Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Trucks

Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

Clean Energy and approximately 40 competitors have opened nearly 100 public heavy-duty truck-friendly stations so far in 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center.

Last Mile Carrier LaserShip Partners With ProShip Inc.

Known for its unique delivery network which enhances the speed of shipping, LaserShip will be another carrier for ProShip’s customers to choose from when shipping packages.

Transportation Investment To Grow Rapidly In South Africa

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)

Infrastructure spending is expected to grow to more than $9 trillion annually by 2025, up from $4 trillion in 2012, according to a new report issued by PwC, “Capital Project and Infrastructure Spending: Outlook to 2025.”

Jonathan Cawood, PwC Head of Capital Projects and Infrastructure for Africa.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port Tampa Bay Signs Agreement With Cartagena, Colombia Port

This signing is the latest in a string of similar agreements between Florida’s largest port and other key Latin American ports such as Quequén, Argentina; Barranquilla, Colombia; Veracruz, Mexico; JAPDEVA, Costa Rica and the Panama Canal Authority.

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Software Solutions

Food Traceability Initiatives Driving Force Behind Enhancements To Software Platform

Radley Corporation

Defining, building and storing traceability records throughout a manufacturing cycle for reference in response to an audit, recall or quality issue can be labor intensive and require numerous steps in the traceability chain when done manually.

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